Higashimatsuyama

Higashimatsuyama is a city in the geographic center of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Wikipedia reports an estimated population of 90,456 in January 2021 across about 65.33 square kilometres, a figure that has recently plateaued after a long period of growth. The settlement developed as a castle town from the Kamakura period and was ruled as an outlier of Kawagoe Domain, later Maebashi Domain, during the Edo period. The town of Matsuyama was established in 1889, and it merged with four villages in 1954 to become the city of Higashimatsuyama. Its economy was once dominated by sericulture and silk weaving, and today it has several industrial parks with light and medium manufacturing while also serving as a bedroom community. Daito Bunka University has a campus here, and the Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels is a local attraction.